Hannah’s Scotland U20 debut @ Run Stirling XC
Despite being U17, Hannah Anderson was picked for the U20 Scotland women’s team for 12 January’s Run Stirling Celtic International XC. And they won! Hannah was interviewed with the team afterwards…
#Muddybrilliant XC photos
Photographer Bobby Gavin (That One Moment) has given us 2 of our favourite XC photos the year featuring EKAC athletes.Graeme Haddow brings home not just a great run but most of the Balloch Castle mud (West District XC Championships), while Vivien Thorpe chases down Olympian Andy Butchart (Run Stirling).
Hurdling, jumping, sprinting, throwing
Practising shot put or javelin on East Kilbride’s Queensway? Bad idea. Setting up hurdles on the Kingsway? Awkward. So, while you might see our middle distance runners charging around EK’s streets, we stick to John Wright Leisure Centre’s athletics facilities when training for throws, sprints, jumps and hurdles. Fancy a cut of this kind of…
Lindsays Scottish Athletics National XC Champs – gold + bronze
Copyright Bobby Gavin, That One Moment Hannah Anderson fights to the line to win a superb U17Women bronze.Copyright Bobby Gavin, That One Moment Copyright Bobby Gavin, That One Moment Copyright Bobby Gavin, That One Moment Copyright Bobby Gavin, That One Moment Grant Baillie, gold medal, M40 categoryEKAC medallists: Grant Baillie (gold, M40) and Hannah Anderson…
Strathaven 10k brings out best in EKAC masters
Several EKAC masters athletes ran the ‘Run with the Wind’ Strathaven 10k on 3 November, generating a raft of PBs.
Livingston Open Mile & Open Quadrathlon, 28 July – report
There was a great EKAC medal showing in today’s Open Mile at Livingston’s Craigswood track. Dylan Edwards, in his 1st year at U13B, took age-group bronze with 6:22.79. A Livingstone takes gold in Livingston! A great run saw Emma Livingstone take gold with 5:56.09 in her 1st year in U17G. And Calum Charters, 1st year…
EKAC success @ Brian Goodwin 10k
Well done to senior athletes John Fergusson (32:49) and Daryl Reid (32:58) who finished 12th and 16th respectively at the Brian Goodwin 10k at Pollok Park on 21 June. Our featured image is a cracking photo of 12th-placed John with what we assume was a scream of delight. We imagine his legs may also have…
Grant Baillie secures trio of Clydebank 1sts
There must be something about Clydebank that favours Grant Baillie. Just a couple of weeks after finishing outright 1st in the Clydebank 10k, Grant was there again yesterday, this time in the Scottish Veteran Harriers Club (SVHC) 5k. He finished 1st V40 and 5th overall (with places 1, 2 & 3 going to ages 23,…